Welcome Address

Livestream

Time

Thursday 23 February
8:45am

Location

Auditorium

Chair

Sarah Lau

Manager for Communications and Media Liaison

Department of Water, Western Australia

National Secretary

Australian Science Communicators

Speakers

Joan Leach

Director

Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science

President

Australian Science Communicators

Craig Cormick

Creative Director

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MC for the Ninth National Conference and outgoing National Secretary for the Australian Science Communicators (2009-2016) Sarah Lau welcomes delegates and introduces outgoing National President for the Australian Science Communicators (2014-2016) Joan Leach.

Joan looks towards a science communication strategy in turbulent times and introduces incoming National President Craig Cormick.

Craig shares science communication challenges that we need to face and what we should expect to get from the conference.